Israeli art

Israel's ‘palace’ of art and architecture in Ma’aleh Adumim marks 15 years

The Moshe Castel Museum of Art marks 15 years of presenting the works of underappreciated Israeli artists to the public.

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
SELF-PORTRAIT of Pinchas Shaar (1923-1996).
DORIT FIGOVICH GODDARD.

Three artists, three questions: The 9th Biennale for Drawing in Israel

The selection of 77 artists from over 600 Israeli artists, who responded to the open call, is inspiring.

|ByBASIA MONKA
KATRIN TOLKOVSKY

Three artists, three questions: Cross-disciplinary creators

Three artists who have moved to the visual arts, from fashion and jewelry, classical music, photography, and film.

|ByBASIA MONKA
Themes of art and love in Tel Aviv, depicted by Dorothy Zafir.

A Canadian artistic perspective on healing, post-October 7

The 'Day After Yesterday' exhibition at the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv features works by Marla Buck, Paul Curran, and Dorothy Zafir, who address post-October 7 healing through creative expression.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

21st Israeli Art Exhibition to salute strong women

The 21st annual Israeli Art Exhibition will be dedicated to women.

DECEMBER 6, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A PAINTING by Dalit Merom.

Illustration Week: Reasons to be cheerful

A sunny life philosophy shines through much of the expansive program of events and exhibitions lined up for the eighth edition of Illustration Week, taking place in Tel Aviv-Jaffa on November 18-27.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
THE LEGENDARY fictional antics of Baron Munchusen provide the backdrop for the Victorious Half-horse exhibition in Old Jaffa.

Art curator Bar Yerushalmi's 'Total Nutrition'

Bar Yerushalmi's Total Nutrition art event held in Musrara last month examined the powerful relationships between food, social class and gender.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CURATOR BAR YERUSHALMI was inspired by his own grandmother when he created the Musrara evening.

'Mother Opium’ traces the root of addiction’s pain

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021ByJOY BERNARD
THREE YEARS of research are reflected in the exhibition ‘Mother Opium.’

My Word: A spiritual spa in Safed

The green Galilean mountains have a certain timelessness to them. There is a natural rhythm, like the time for prayers, dictated in terms of sunrise and sunset.

AUGUST 13, 2021ByLIAT COLLINS
The exterior of the Ashkenazi Ha’Ari Synagogue in Safed, where the custom of ‘kabbalat Shabbat’ began.

The need for the constant duality

Ben-David lives and works in London and over the past decade lived in Portugal as well. He represented Israel at the Venice Biennale in 1988.

JULY 15, 2021ByBASIA MONKA
ZADOK BEN-DAVID at the opening of ‘People I Saw but Never Met,’ Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Israeli filmmaker takes seething swipe at identity in Cannes festival

His film for Cannes Film Festival expresses outrage as well as intimacy for Israel.

JULY 10, 2021ByREUTERS
THE REFILM Festival offers movie-goers an unusual chance to see restored vintage reels of film classics.

Artist memorializes Jewish lives lost in Holocaust by restoring violins

A somber photograph of an opened violin reveals a hidden pencil carving of a swastika with the words ‘Heil Hitler 1936’ written in cursive above it.

JULY 8, 2021ByEVE GLOVER
AMNON WEINSTEIN restores a Holocaust violin at his workbench.

Jerusalem highlights June 25 - July 1: What's new in Israel's capital?

If possible, why not enjoy two exhibitions as the week begins?

JUNE 24, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
DESPITE THE evil brand-recognition the title has, few people have read ‘Mein Kampf.’ Dr. Oded Heilbroner will discuss it on July 1 at Holtzer Books.

Footprints in the sand: This Ethiopian theater evokes a range of emotions

Members of the Ethiopian community, including those born here, have had to tussle with that on a day to day basis since their get-go.

JUNE 24, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
‘SAND STORIES’ evokes a range of emotions across a diverse cultural storyboard.